Propoxyphene

Drug Source

Synthetically produced with similar structure to that of methadone

Trade Name

Darvon, Darvon N

Street Name

none

Medical Uses

for relief of mild pain

Drug Combinations

Darvon compound is aspirin and propoxyphene

Physical Appearance

Darvon N as pink oval pills

Controlled Substance Status

Schedule III in US

Dosage

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Medical

range from 50mg - 150mg of hydrochloride

Nonmedical

similar to medical dose ranges.

Routes Of Administration

can be taken orally, three possible injection routes, no info on possible intranasal or smoked administration

Short Term Use

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CNS, Behavioral, Subjective:

oral use provides very little euphoria, mild sedation; at larger doses sedation becomes quite prominent and symptoms such as staggering and slurred speech become apparent.

Respiratory:

little respiratory depression in medical dose range

Gastrointestinal:

little effect on GI tract

Other:

IV use is reported to give rush similar to heroin; poor analgesic with standard dose providing less pain relief than standard aspirin dose

Duration

3 - 4 hours

Dependency Potential

low